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Macedonia vs. Kyrgyzstan Cost of Living Summary

Macedonia is 47.3% more expensive than Kyrgyzstan overall.

Restaurants: pay 84.8% more in Macedonia
Groceries: pay 42.1% more in Macedonia
Transportation: pay 77.0% more in Macedonia
Housing: pay 63.1% more in Macedonia
Childcare: pay 4.6% less in Macedonia
Entertainment and Sports: pay 26.8% more in Macedonia
Clothing: pay 41.6% more in Macedonia

The cost of restaurants, transportation, housing, groceries, clothing, and entertainment and sports in Macedonia are more expensive than in Kyrgyzstan. Notably, restaurants and transportation are significantly more expensive in Macedonia.

Macedonia vs. Kyrgyzstan Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Macedonia instead of Kyrgyzstan, you would:

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pay 84.8% more for restaurants

	Kyrgyzstan	Macedonia
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.96 KGS433.33	$5.93 MKD314.42	+19.6%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$7.15 KGS625.00	$5.13 MKD272.13	-28.2%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$0.71 KGS62.22	$1.65 MKD87.58	+132.0%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.38 KGS33.53	$1.21 MKD64.23	+215.8%
Average			+84.8%

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pay 42.1% more for groceries

	Kyrgyzstan	Macedonia
Bread 1 loaf	$0.35 KGS30.46	$0.70 MKD37.37	+102.3%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$3.45 KGS301.80	$4.16 MKD220.78	+20.6%
Milk (1 gallon)	$3.57 KGS312.24	$4.90 MKD259.75	+37.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$1.61 KGS141.14	$2.07 MKD109.74	+28.2%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$1.85 KGS161.84	$2.97 MKD157.41	+60.3%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.35 KGS30.30	$0.46 MKD24.23	+31.8%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.71 KGS61.66	$0.65 MKD34.40	-8.0%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.97 KGS84.93	$0.58 MKD30.80	-40.2%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.53 KGS46.49	$0.78 MKD41.30	+46.5%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.26 KGS22.44	$0.42 MKD22.15	+62.7%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.21 KGS18.43	$0.47 MKD24.83	+122.1%
Average			+42.1%

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pay 77.0% more for transportation

	Kyrgyzstan	Macedonia
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$3.09 KGS270.13	$5.62 MKD298.17	+82.0%
Monthly public transit pass	$11.84 KGS1,035.00	$28.53 MKD1,513.35	+141.1%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$30,303.03 KGS2,650,000.00	$32,601.38 MKD1,729,361.57	+7.6%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$3.17 KGS277.00	$5.62 MKD298.10	+77.4%
Average			+77.0%

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pay 63.1% more for housing

	Kyrgyzstan	Macedonia
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$9.52 KGS832.78	$15.96 MKD846.69	+67.6%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$365.69 KGS31,979.79	$275.82 MKD14,630.81	-24.6%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$261.21 KGS22,842.84	$206.61 MKD10,959.50	-20.9%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$31.84 KGS2,784.30	$105.17 MKD5,578.57	+230.3%
Average			+63.1%

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pay 4.6% less for childcare

	Kyrgyzstan	Macedonia
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$169.45 KGS14,818.18	$236.18 MKD12,528.29	+39.4%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$3,568.00 KGS312,021.88	$1,837.42 MKD97,467.05	-48.5%
Average			-4.6%

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pay 26.8% more for entertainment and sports

	Kyrgyzstan	Macedonia
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$1.30 KGS113.33	$2.14 MKD113.35	+64.9%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$1.98 KGS173.21	$1.74 MKD92.40	-12.1%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$1.89 KGS165.00	$3.09 MKD164.10	+64.0%
Monthly membership at local gym	$36.68 KGS3,207.94	$33.20 MKD1,761.18	-9.5%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$4.12 KGS360.00	$5.21 MKD276.60	+26.7%
Average			+26.8%

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pay 41.6% more for clothing

	Kyrgyzstan	Macedonia
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$29.45 KGS2,575.00	$59.62 MKD3,162.33	+102.5%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$37.03 KGS3,238.46	$36.53 MKD1,937.58	-1.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$76.65 KGS6,702.94	$80.57 MKD4,274.00	+5.1%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$61.94 KGS5,416.67	$99.36 MKD5,270.54	+60.4%
Average			+41.6%

Kyrgyzstan vs. Macedonia - Cost of clothing

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The statistics used to build this comparison are calculated using data from users just like you. We average the price of thousands of data points entered by users across the world. Learn more about our data sources. Page last updated: December 2025

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